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LOT 1971
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 3/8 in. (38 grams, 29 cm).
Composed of tubular and coin-shaped beads, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1971
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Wilhelm Von Gloeden, Albumen print - Two 'Taormina' Photographers' Stamps Verso
1856-1931 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £5
Original albumen print of a toga-clad figure among architectural ruins; 'Giovane con toga nel cortile della Casa degli Archi' (IX 7,20) Pompei by Wilhelm von Gloeden; stamped to reverse W.von Gloeden Taormina, Sicilia (deposé)' and 'W.von Gloeden Tarmina (Sicilia) / Proprieta Artistica'. 5.2 grams, 15.6 x 11.7 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden was known for photographic images of Italian youths posed as classical figures, often nude in a classical landscape or setting. At the outbreak of World War I he left Italy; Mussolini's fascists destroyed many of his images and glass negatives as obscene. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring with Vibrant Blood Orange Glass Insert
France, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Flat-section hoop and ellipsoid bezel with leaf detail to the shoulder, orange glass insert. 2.07 grams, 21.36 mm overall, 17.44 x 15.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Post Medieval Silver Ring Group
17th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising: a flat-section ring with remains of a possible inscription on the bezel; a bronze ring with a cell bezel; a ring with granules flanking a cup-shaped bezel; a ring formed of twisted and hammered chain; a ring with an elaborate filigree bezel. 14.34 grams total, 18-30 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.